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52 stories for “IUCN Red List”
Clear filtersWildlife Protection Enforcement: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Disrupts Trans-Border Smuggling of Rare ReptilesFollowing a sequence of high-stakes, coordinated border rescue operations executed by the **Directorate...
Telemetry in Herpetology: Tracking Brahmaputra Migration Paths on Endangered Species DayMarking a critical technological leap for freshwater biodiversity tracking, India's **first-ever satellite-tagged Ganges Soft-shell...
Global Conservation Network Scales Up: Civil Society and Indigenous Groups Inducted into AllianceThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially approved the induction of 48 new member organizati...
Project GIB: A Breakthrough in Avian Conservation In a historic achievement for wildlife conservation, a Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick was successfully hatched in the wild in Kutch, Gujarat, in early 2026. This marks...
Dolphin Friends Initiative: Safeguarding the Ganges River DolphinThe Forest Department in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, has launched the 'Dolphin Friends' volunteer network in April 2026. This initiative is a dedicated commu...
Climate Crisis in Antarctica: Iconic Species Face Extinction Risk In a major update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species released on April 9, 2026, the status of several iconic Antarctic animals has been downgraded...
Blackbuck Reintroduction Success: A Century-Long Wait Ends The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) has officially returned to the wild in Chhattisgarh after a gap of nearly 100 years. Following a sustained reintroduction pro...
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus): A New Priority for Migratory ConservationThe Snowy Owl has officially been granted international protection under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)...
A rare pair of Dusky Eagle Owls has been spotted in the Phato tourism zone of the Terai West forest division, near Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand. This is the first such sighting in the area in 15 years. The Dusky...
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have proposed listing the Striped Hyena in Appendix I and Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The proposal will be taken up at the 15th...
The second edition of the Indian Bison Fest is scheduled for 8 March 2026 at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha.The festival honours the Indian bison or gaur (Bos gaurus), the largest bovine species in the world.The...
Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh made news on two wildlife fronts.Nine cheetahs brought from Botswana arrived at Kuno under India's cheetah reintroduction programme, raising the country's total cheetah population to...
